Liverpool: Today's Transfer News (25/01/2013)

Vital Liverpool brings you all the latest LFC related transfer news and gossip. See who's rumoured to be coming and going today...

With the January transfer window into its final few days we've decided to compile all the daily Liverpool-related news and gossip in one place. Vital Liverpool will also again have a live deadline day blog to bring you any last minute rumours and completed deals as they happen. Make sure you come back to this page regularly throughout the day as it will be updated as stories emerge and develop.

Swansea City skipper Ashley Williams is said to be a summer transfer target for Liverpool after excelling in the Premier League during the past two seasons.

A player former Swans manager Brendan Rodgers knows well, Williams is also attracting the attention of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, according to reports.

Fresh from leading his side to next month's Capital One Cup final, the Welsh international's stock has never been higher and it would be understandable to see other teams casting their eye on him enviously.

With Jamie Carragher approaching the end of his career, and Uruguayan understudy Sebastian Coates looking to leave in the pursuit of more first team football, a bid from Liverpool would make sense.

Source: Daily Mirror

Vital VerdictA very good and experienced player who given Rodgers' connections to Swansea could easily end up at Anfield.

Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland is back on Liverpool's radar following speculation that current number one Pepe Reina could be set for a summer return to Barcelona.

Butland was first linked to the Reds in the summer but with the Blues now in financial difficult and acting chairman Peter Pannu announcing the whole squad is up for sale, the story potentially has greater weight this time around.

The England international is regarded as one of the brightest goalkeeping talents in the country and a number of other clubs, including Fulham and Southampton, are also interested.

The 19-year-old's agent Gary Mellor revealed to Goal.com that bids have already been made and rejected but he is hopeful the asking price will come down as the window nears closing.

"There's a lot of clubs interested but no one yet has matched Birmingham's valuation... I don't really know what they want at the moment - they turned down £6m from Southampton but they will probably accept less now because obviously it's getting towards the end of the window and they need to get money in," said Mellor.

Source: Goal

Vital VerdictA top talent who already has the ability to play at a higher level than the Championship. If the rumours about Reina are true then purchasing Butland would make sense.

Liverpool and neighbours Everton are believed to be leading the chase for Chesterfield's highly-rated 21-year-old starlet Tendayi Darikwa.

Darikwa recently won December's League Two's Young Player of the Month award and many within the game believe he has a bright future.

The winger, who is of Zimbabwean decent, signed a new thee-year deal recently but Spireites chief executive Chris Turner admitted to TalkSPORT: "Tendayi is a fantastic talent and we would never stand in the way of a player from moving to a Premier League club.'"

Source: TalkSPORT

Vital VerdictNot a player we are overly familiar with but age and price make him a tempting possibility.

Fazio is into the final 18 months of his contract at Seville and therefore the Spanish side need to make a decision over his future quickly or risk losing the Argentine international for nothing in 12 months time.

ESPN have previously reported German side Hoffenheim had bids rejected for the player whilst there are also claims Zenit St Petersburg are interested.

The 25-year-old has been at Seville since 2007 and his agent, Alvaro Torres, has insisted that any move will have to suit both club and player.

"No player leaves a club to go somewhere he does not want. The offer must interest both Sevilla and the player," commented Torres.

Vital VerdictAs with the Ashley Williams link it is perhaps understandable that Rodgers is looking at potential new centre-backs; take Carragher and Coates out of the equation and resources look a lot more stretched. Fazio is well regarded and the fee is easily within the Reds' reach.

The Reds upped their offer to the attacking midfielder's current club Inter Milan from £6m to around the £8m mark yesterday but negotiations are still ongoing.

Subsequently Southampton, whose new manager Maurico Pochettino worked with the player during a loan spell at former club Espanyol last season, are believed to have had a £10.2m bid accepted by the Nerazzurri as they look the hijakck the deal.

However, the 20-year-old is said by other publications, including The Independent and Liverpool ECHO, to favour a move to Anfield should he depart this month.

Inter will obviously be looking to recoup as much money as possible for Coutinho which means Kop boss Brendan Rodgers could be forced to match the Saints bid in order to capture his man.

Source: Daily Mail

Vital VerdictLots of pace and skill and could provide a great wildcard for the remainder of the season. Best position is behind a main striker however and given the usual 4-3-3 formation operated by Rodgers he may have to play out wide.